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Anthony Wayne Franklin (born June 9, 1950, at Portland, Maine) is an American manager in minor league baseball and a former infielder in the minor leagues.
Tony Franklin spent 8 years in the minor leagues, including 3 at AAA, before becoming a minor league coach and eventually manager. He debuted with the 1970 Tampa Tarpons , hitting .206/~.328/.217. He stole 20 bases in 24 tries and drew 72 walks in 113 games, but only managed three extra-base hits (2 doubles and a triple) in 378 AB as Tampa's ...
Franklin was a player/coach with the West Palm Beach Expos in 1978, coach with Rochester in 1979, and a scout for the Orioles in 1980-1981. From 1982-86, Franklin managed in the Chicago Cubs system and from 1988 to 1993 in the Chicago White Sox organization.
Coaching Career: 1982-2016. Tony Franklin compiled a record of 1238 wins and 1122 losses in his managing career with the Geneva Cubs, Wytheville Cubs, Sarasota White Sox, Birmingham Barons, South Bend White Sox, Las Vegas Stars, Trenton Thunder, Peoria Javelinas and Pulaski Yankees.
South Bend White Sox hitter Jimmy Hurst had been struggling at the plate, but his manager Tony Franklin stepped in to help, Hurst recalled ...
Apr 23, 2010 · He began his coaching career in 1979 in the Orioles system, and his first managerial job came in 1982 with the short-season Geneva Cubs. Franklin skippered the Thunder to Eastern League titles in 2007 and 2008.
Tony Franklin. Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman Bats: Both • Throws: Right 5-10, 166lb (178cm, 75kg) Born: June 9, 1950 in Portland, ME us. High School: Centennial HS (Compton, CA) School: Los Angeles City College (Los Angeles, CA) Full Name: Anthony Wayne Franklin View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen
